ST Smart Parenting

From Bali to Hoi An, how a family turned the world into their classroom

The Ongs on a jeep tour to explore Mount Batur’s black lava fields in Bali.

Ask Sandra

How can I best support my son to ensure he stays focused and confident for the PSLE?

Experts advise providing a stable environment where children are well-rested and feel supported.

Fun With Kids

Audition for ChildAid, David Attenborough VR show at ArtScience Museum, The Courage To Be You book

For the first time, adults can audition alongside kids and teens for the annual ChildAid charity fund-raiser (seen here in a 2024 photo).

AI largely to be banned in NYC elementary and middle schools

About 600,000 students in the city’s schools will not be allowed to use AI until they enter high school.

Minor Issues

Brainy kids earn parents bragging rights, but what happens when they grow up?

The writer says that being a gifted child is not necessarily a gift that keeps on giving.

The quality you should most wish for in your children

The concept of a locus of control was developed in the 1960s by a psychologist with the tremendous name of Julian Rotter. It is closely linked to the idea of agency.

Teachers with special needs: Guiding blind students and, sometimes, their parents

Penny Chong, who is blind, has been a resource teacher coaching visually impaired students at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School for nearly 20 years.

Teachers with special needs: Homecoming at Pathlight

Maths teacher Joel Lee, 29, is neurodiverse like his students at Pathlight School. Lee has autism and ADHD.

Teachers with special needs: ‘Sir, are you deaf?’

Science teacher Syed Ali Mohamed Alhabshee has significant hearing loss.

The unheralded strengths of teachers with special needs

(Clockwise from top left) Maths teacher Joel Lee, science teacher Syed Ali Mohamed Alhabshee and resource teacher Penny Chong.

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